Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, India's 11th President, breathed his last on July 27. The missile man died doing what he did best - inspiring. He was in the middle of a lecture at IIM Shillong when he collapsed. The great man was inspiring till his last breath. Even though he is no more, he continues to inspire us in more than one ways. His quotes will be remembered and practised till the end of time. While the list of inspiring quotes by Dr Kalam is endless, we pay ode to him with these 10 that will inspire the youth, the future of the nation.

1) If you salute your duty, you need not salute anybody. But if you pollute your duty, you have to salute everybody.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was India's 11th President

2) My message, especially to the young people, is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

He was fondly know as the People's President

3) Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.

Dr Kalam was also know as the 'Missile Man'

4) Don't take rest after your first victory, because if you fall in the second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.

Dr Abdul Kalam was in the middle of a lecture at IIM Shillong, when he collapsed

5) When our signature changes to autograph, that marks the success.

Dr Kalam interacting with a group of Chinese students

6) We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Dr Kalam interacting with school kids

7) Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realise your hidden potential and power. Let difficulties know that you too are difficult.

He has written many inspirational books

8) Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

A little girl ties a rakhi on Dr Kalam's wrist

9) Don't read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.

Dr Kalam will continue to live in his quotes

10) Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Dr Kalam at a solar power plant in Gujarat
Dr Kalam is one of the few people whose spirit will never die. An inspiration to the youth, he continues to inspire. Rest in peace, Sir!